The Washington critic., 1887-05-03
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Lord Harrington advises the unionists to
organize party.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has declared o
dividend of % per cent.
Cardinal Rampolla has been appointed
Papal Secretary Of State.
1t is reported that the Souianese rebels
have been dislodged from Kassala.
Nine Important commissionerships be-
came vacant in New York yesterday.
New York merchants demand an inquiry
into the telephone business In that city.
The Italians have proclaimed state OF
war in Massowah and its dependencies.
Ex-senator Dorsey has declared himself
In favor OF Blaine for President In 1883.
Discussion Of the Crimes bill was c)n
tlnued In the House OF Commons .last
night.
China has contracted with Birmingham
firm for q supply Of silver and bronze
coinage.
Judge Hilton has given Meissonier's
"Friedland, 1907" to the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art.
The b. and o. has filed bond OF 900
and resumed work on Its Philadelphia
freight lines.
Btumirous coal for railroad contracts
and for manufacturers is to be furnished at
an equal rate.
The Superior Court OF New York has
affirmed the referees decision in the
O'Keefe- Winans divorce suit.
The remains Of the composer Rosslni
have been dsinterred at Paris, aud will be
removed to Florence for reburial.
Franz Lembach, the portrait painter, has
been betrothed to Countess Magdalena Won
Moltke, q distant relative Of Marshal Won
Moltke.
The glass mixers and teasers at Pittsburg,
Pa, who struck for ten per cent. ad
vance, returned to work yesterday at their
old wages.
Aaron Leeb, surviving partner of Loeb
Brothers, manufacturers OF laces and
worsted goods, New York, has made an
assignment.
Adam removed Ernest Haryier from the
receivership OF Bartley Campbell's estate,
and appointed a. NJ. Palmer OF the Madison
Square Theatre in his stead.
The main stem pipe ON the towboat j.
| G. Risher exploded early yesterday morn
| ing, killing n deck hand named Hayes aud
fatally scalding Engineer James Campbell
aud Fireman Edward DUNCAN Of Parkers-
Lurg, W. Va.
In the Florida Legislature, yesterday, the
vote for United States Senator was as fol-
lOWs' Ieriy, III DioAuatn, 81, Tasco, ~,
| Finley, 9; Goodrich, IL. In the Democratic
caucus last night four ballots were taken
without result.
The trial of David S. Fotheringham, al
| legged to have been an accomplice In the
| robbery of the Adams Express on the s..
Louis and San Francisco Railroad by 'Jim
Cummings" some months ago, was begun
in st. Louis yesterday.
Mrs. Herman Lyons was murdered on her
rancho, near Napa, California, on February
| II, by farm hand, Peter Olsen, who es-
capped. NJ. IL. Seibert, farmer, who lately
settled near Bakersfield, California, was
killed few days ago In mistake for Olsen.
Mrs. Hannah j. Wiley, widow of Con-
tractor VIM. NJ. Wiley, who built the rail
| road tunnel under Baltimore aud the Cal
lowhill-street Bridge, Philadelphia, died at
Lancaster, Pa, yesterday, aged 81 years.
She had many friends in Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
The committee of first mortgage bond
holders OF the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
have completed all the preliminaries for the
| day decided to impose penalty of $50 per
bond on all bonds not yet deposited with
them before they will be allowed to partci-
pate in the benefits OF the reorganization.
Mr.. d. l.. Moody was present at the
| meeting OF the Presbyterian clergy In Chi
cago yesterday and told them about his
project Of city evapgellzation. lie proposes
TO erect training school for women city mis-
sionares The young men will be provided
for elsewhere. Mr.. Moody has S250,0O0
subscribed for the purpose, $4,000 OF
which will go into the building and 100000
will be invested as an endowment. The
school will accommodate at least 100 girls.
In New York, yesterday, Judge Donohue
rendered decision ordering the st. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad Company to
allow L. l.. Oppenheim ~ Company to In
spect the books. Walter Delmar OF L. l.,
Oppenheim & Company, was drawn as a
Juror In Part Three, Supreme Court. He
Informed the court that it was known that
he intended to go to 81. Louis to attend the
annual meeting, and that some peculiar
manipulations had been employed to get
him detained 10 court, The court refused
to excuse him, and directed him to produce
his affidavit. Subsequently Mr.. Delmar
admitted that he was mistaken, aud was
excused from jury service.
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